2005 Cincinnati Bengals season

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2005 Cincinnati Bengals season
Cincinnati Bengals wordmark (c. 2004).png
Owner Mike Brown
Head coach Marvin Lewis
Home field Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AFC North
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Steelers) 17–31
Pro Bowlers T Willie Anderson
WR Chad Johnson
QB Carson Palmer
CB Deltha O'Neal
K Shayne Graham
AP All-Pros WR Chad Johnson (1st team)
Uniform
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The 2005 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 38th overall, and the third under head coach Marvin Lewis. It was the team's first season with a winning record, playoff berth, and division title since 1990. In the fourteen seasons and 224 games in between (1991–2004), the Bengals' record was 71–153, a 0.317 winning percentage. [1] It would be the Bengals' lone playoff appearance in a span of 18 years (1991–2008). Quarterback Carson Palmer got off to a strong start on his way to a solid 3836-yard season with 32 touchdown passes, earning a trip to the Pro Bowl. Receiving many of Palmer's passes was Chad Johnson, who followed teammate Palmer to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, racking up an impressive 1,432 yards in receiving with nine touchdowns, many of which were followed by unique celebrations that made him a regular star on the sports highlight shows.

Contents

Following a 42–29 win over the Baltimore Ravens, the Bengals faced the Pittsburgh Steelers, this time in Pittsburgh, where the Bengals offense continued to fly behind Carson Palmer, who had three touchdown passes and 227 yards passing in an impressive 38–31 win that gave the Bengals first place in the AFC North at 9–3. The Bengals would not relinquish first place, winning the next two games to clinch the division with two weeks to go. On December 18, with a 41–17 win over the Detroit Lions, the Bengals clinched a playoff spot. [2] After clinching the division the Bengals played cautiously and dropped their final two games to finish with an 11–5 record, beating out the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, who finished with an identical record, on a tiebreaker situation. [3]

However, a costly loss to the Steelers in the wild card round extended their playoff win drought to 16 years.

Offseason

NFL Draft

2005 Cincinnati Bengals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
117 David Pollack   Linebacker Georgia
248 Odell Thurman  LinebackerGeorgia
383 Chris Henry   Wide receiver West Virginia
4119 Eric Ghiaciuc   Center Central Michigan
5153 Adam Kieft   Offensive tackle Central Michigan
6190 Tab Perry  Wide receiver UCLA
7233 Jonathan Fanene   Defensive end Utah
      Made roster  

[4]

Personnel

2005 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

2005 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 6 inactive, 8 practice squad

Regular season

In addition to their regular games with AFC North rivals, the Bengals played teams from the AFC South and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Bills and the Chiefs based on divisional positions from 2004.

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 11at Cleveland Browns W 27–131–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
2September 18 Minnesota Vikings W 37–82–0 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
3September 25at Chicago Bears W 24–73–0 Soldier Field Recap
4October 2 Houston Texans W 16–104–0Paul Brown Stadium Recap
5October 9at Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–234–1 Alltel Stadium Recap
6October 16at Tennessee Titans W 31–235–1 The Coliseum Recap
7October 23 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–275–2Paul Brown Stadium Recap
8October 30 Green Bay Packers W 21–146–2Paul Brown Stadium Recap
9November 6at Baltimore Ravens W 21–97–2 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
10 Bye
11November 20 Indianapolis Colts L 37–457–3Paul Brown Stadium Recap
12November 27 Baltimore Ravens W 42–298–3Paul Brown Stadium Recap
13December 4at Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–319–3 Heinz Field Recap
14December 11 Cleveland Browns W 23–2010–3Paul Brown Stadium Recap
15December 18at Detroit Lions W 41–1711–3 Ford Field Recap
16December 24 Buffalo Bills L 27–3711–4Paul Brown Stadium Recap
17January 1at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–3711–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text

Week 1

1234Total
• Bengals01710027
Browns370313
Scoring summary
Q14:37CLE Dawson 29 yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q213:44CIN R. Johnson 1 yard run (Graham kick)CIN 7–3
Q28:46CINGraham 32 yard field goalCIN 10–3
Q25:03CLE Jackson 68 yard pass from Dilfer (Dawson kick)Tie 10–10
Q20:45CIN Walter 20 yard pass from Palmer (Graham kick)CIN 17–10
Q39:48CIN J. Johnson 18 yard pass from Palmer (Graham kick)CIN 24–10
Q38:24CINGraham 23 yard field goalCIN 27–10
Q49:48CLEDawson 34 yard field goalCIN 27–13

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Week 8 vs Packers

Week Eight: Green Bay Packers (1–5) at Cincinnati Bengals (5–1)
Period1234Total
Packers070714
Bengals770721

at Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Standings

AFC North
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(3) Cincinnati Bengals 1150.6885–17–5421350L2
(6) Pittsburgh Steelers 1150.6884–27–5389258W4
Baltimore Ravens 6100.3752–44–8265299L1
Cleveland Browns 6100.3751–54–8232301W1

Postseason

Wild Card vs Steelers

AFC wild card game: (#6) Pittsburgh Steelers (11–5) at (#3) Cincinnati Bengals (11–5)
Period1234Total
Steelers01414331
Bengals1070017

at Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: January 8, 2006
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind SW 22 miles per hour (35 km/h; 19 kn)
  • Game attendance: 65,870
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Bonnie Bernstein
  • Game Book
Game information

On January 8, 2006, the Cincinnati Bengals took on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the opening round of the playoffs, making it the Bengals’ first playoff appearance of the decade. Early in the game, disaster struck for the Bengals when Steelers lineman Kimo von Oelhoffen hit Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer's knee, resulting in a tear of Palmer's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Backup quarterback Jon Kitna took over and did very well, giving Cincinnati leads of 10–0 and 17–7 at points of the game. All seemed well for the Bengals until the Steelers came back with 24 unanswered points and upset the Cincinnati Bengals with a final score of 31–17. [6] The Steelers went on to win the Super Bowl.

With the costly loss, the Bengals season ended at 11–6, thus once again it extended their playoff win drought to 16 years.

Team leaders

Passing

PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Carson Palmer 50934538363212101.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
Rudi Johnson 33714584.33312

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Chad Johnson 97143214.8709

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Odell Thurman 1481.5540
Justin Smith 926.0011
Deltha O'Neal 630.01001

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Shayne Graham 322887.5%4747100.0%131
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Kyle Larson 60259175143.2

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Tab Perry 64156224.4940000.000
Keiwan Ratliff 000.000281575.6130

Awards and records

Pro Bowl Selections

All-Pro Award

Milestones

Records

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References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In multiple seasons, from 1991 to 2004, playing for the Cincinnati Bengals, in the regular season, sorted by descending Date.
  2. ↑ Curnette, Mark (December 19, 2005). "Biggest splash of them all". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006.
  3. ↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
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  5. ↑ The Football Database. Retrieved 2016-Sep-16.
  6. ↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
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  8. ↑ "Rudi Johnson Stats".
  9. ↑ "Chad Johnson Stats".
  10. ↑ "Tab Perry Stats".
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